A Kentucky appeals court on Friday upheld a jury verdict in favor of a coal miner who alleged that he was laid off in retaliation
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that an electrician was entitled to expand his claim to include his major depressive disorder, but not his
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The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed the dismissal of tort claims filed by the parents of a 16-year-old worker who was killed while
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A Florida appellate court upheld the denial of a municipal worker’s request for psychiatric treatment.
Edward Koren worked for the City of Kissimmee. He suffered
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for an injury to his left hand.
Case: ACNR Resources
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker had no permanent impairment from a shoulder injury.
Case: Harris v. AHF LLC, No.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court declined to expand a worker’s claim to add pulmonary emboli as a compensable condition.
Case: Nelson v. Wayne County Board
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured firefighter’s claim for benefits should not have been closed before he had fully recovered from the
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A Louisiana appellate court overturned a worker’s award of supplemental earnings benefits and a $2,000 penalty against her employer.
Case: Kinchen v. Tangipahoa Parish School
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a truck driver’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case: Henry v. City of Wheeling, No. 25-886, 06/01/2026,
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